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Construction Site Safety

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How To Improve Safety On A Construction Site

Construction business owners have a very tough time regarding health & safety. You’re in a high-risk business, meaning there’s a good chance of someone hurting themselves in a workplace accident. While your worker’s compensation insurance might protect your finances, it’s simply not good for business if people keep getting injured on the job. 

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How To Improve Safety On A Construction SiteProvide protective equipment for everyoneCreate safer ways of lifting heavy itemsPut clear signage throughoutTrain all employeesCarry out inspections

What can you do to improve safety on a construction site? Believe it or not, but it is highly possible to turn your construction site into one of the safest sites ever. All you need to do is follow these steps:

Provide protective equipment for everyone

Make sure all of your employees wear the correct protective equipment at all times. This includes a hard hat, which can prevent head injuries around the site. Gloves should also be worn when working to protect the hands, and goggles or masks can be put on depending on what equipment is being used. If people walk around unprotected, there’s a higher risk of injuries occurring. 

Create safer ways of lifting heavy items

There will be loads of heavy things on a construction site that need to be lifted. The problem is that lifting things is the main cause of workplace accidents. To prevent this, you need to find safer ways of lifting and transporting heavy items, taking the strain off your employee’s muscles. For instance, investing in ratchet lever hoists can help you lift things off the ground without endangering your employees. Forklift trucks also work really well, as do lifting platforms. The less lifting your employees do, the safer your site will be. 

Put clear signage throughout

Everything needs to be signposted on a construction site. You must have caution signs and hazard warnings everywhere, alerting people of where possible dangers lie. Without these signs, people can unknowingly put themselves in danger. With them, you can ensure that everyone is more cautious, lowering the chances of workplace accidents. 

Train all employees

Of course, many accidents at work are caused by employees that do things incorrectly. It’s not always their fault, however, as it is your job to ensure everyone is thoroughly trained. This means training people how to operate machinery, training them how to be safe on-site, etc. With this training, you can have more faith in your employees to act accordingly when they work. 

Carry out inspections

Finally, your construction site equipment and machinery should be inspected regularly. These inspections let you identify if the equipment is still fit for use. Sometimes, you can find problems with things that could easily cause bad accidents. By inspecting them, you can remove them from the site to be fixed or replaced, keeping everyone safe. If you don’t conduct inspections, you’ve no way of knowing if things are still safe to use or not. 

Evidently, there are many things you can do to improve construction site safety. Too many small business owners will look at a construction site and assume that it is destined to be a health risk. While you are still going to see more risks than an office, you can most certainly create a safer work environment for your construction company. 

 

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